Dublin Core
Title
Miles of Smiles, Years of Struggle
Subject
History
African American--History.
Labor relations
Brotherhood of Sleeping Car Porters--History.
Description
In the 1920s, Pullman Railroad was famous for the personal, elegant service delivered by their sleeping car porters. Known for their kindness, dignity, and smiles, the porters worked long hours, earned low wages, and had no job security. Miles of Smiles, narrated by the one-hundred-and-one year old widow of one of the porters, tells the story of how A. Phillip Randolph led the men to organize the first black labor union in 1925.
Creator
Santino, Jack
Wagner, Paul
Source
Grant - 82-02-08
Publisher
WETA
Date
1982
Rights
Copyright 1982 Jack Santino and Paul Wagner
The Humanities Council of Washington, DC has the right to display and distribute materials funded by HCWDC grants.
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Format
VHS
.mpg
Language
English
Type
Documentary
Identifier
01.02.1982
137
Coverage
Washington, DC
Moving Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
VHS
Duration
00:59:42
Compression
MPEG
Producer
Santino, Jack
Director
Wagner, Paul
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